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FM HANOI 250720Z JAN 79

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 49 OF 25 JANUARY

AND TO UKMIS GENEVA JAKARTA KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE MAMILA HONG KONG CANBERRA

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES,

1. MALAYSIAN AMBASSADOR TELLS ME THAT THE MEETING OF SENIOR OFFICIAL FROM ASEAN COUNTRIES HELD IN JAKARTA EARLIER THIS MONTH WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED PRIMARILY TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. IN FACT, IT WAS TAKEN UP ENTIRELY BY DISCUSSION OF CAMBODIAN SITUATION. HE CONSIDERS TODAYS REPORT ON THE VOICE OF AMERICA THAT ASEAN COUNTRIES WERE ENDEAVOURING TO TALK TO VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES IN HANOI ABOUT REFUGEES TO BE PREMATURE,

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